Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] re: air bearings was Re: Air spindles

Does the air bag drag along the floor as the object is moved? If so, what
keeps the air bag from sticking to the floor?

When you say "air bag" does that mean any air bag will do...like say an air
mattress for instance?

Smoke

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Date: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] re: air bearings was Re: Air spindles

>
>
>Smoke wrote:
>
>> How easy would that "airbag" technique be for moving around a 2000 pound
>> mill?
>
>I watched them float drive train assemblies into place at the Chrysler

plant

>here in Fenton, MO. That's an air/ hydraulic jack, holding fixture,

engine,

>transaxle, all accessories mounted on engine, front suspension components,
>etc. It floats on a 4' square cushion powered by a standard air hose. The
>problem is the floor has to be REALLY flat. Otherwise you'd need compliant
>air bearing floaters, or a compliant lip and a lot more air, making it more

of

>a low-altitude hovercraft than an air bearing.
>
>There's no question that an air slider can do the job, though. With just a

few

>Lbs/sq In pressure, a couple of square feet of slider would have no trouble
>lifting a one ton mill.
>
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